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Movies that feel like Grizzly Man (2005)

If you loved Grizzly Man, the closest films we have are Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and Man on Wire (2008). 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Fandor Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Werner Herzog

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If Grizzly Man hit the spot, these will too

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997 Β· dir. Werner Herzog
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8documentary

Werner Herzog working the same nerve twice

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010 Β· dir. Werner Herzog
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.4documentary

Werner Herzog directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

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Man on Wire
2008 Β· dir. James Marsh
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7documentary

The same preoccupation in both: a true story

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.

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Into the Abyss
2011 Β· dir. Werner Herzog
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.3documentary Β· crime

Documentary approached the same way

The difference: Leans crime where Grizzly Man does not

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

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Riding Giants
2004 Β· dir. Stacy Peralta
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8documentary

The same documentary instincts

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
2011 Β· dir. David Gelb
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.8documentary

Both keep circling back to a true story

Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.

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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
2007 Β· dir. Seth Gordon
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8documentary

Cut from the same documentary cloth

In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.

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Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
1997 Β· dir. S.R. Bindler
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.6documentary

Both are documentary through and through

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.

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Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002 Β· dir. Stacy Peralta
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.6documentary

Documentary approached the same way

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.

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The Gleaners and I
2000 · dir. Agnès Varda
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.7documentary

Documentary approached the same way

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

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Nostalgia for the Light
2010 Β· dir. Patricio GuzmΓ‘n
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6documentary

The same documentary instincts

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.

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Lost in La Mancha
2002 Β· dir. Louis Pepe
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3documentary

Cut from the same documentary cloth

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

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